Acceptability of the COVID-19 contact-tracing app - Does culture matter?

ABSTRACT: During the pandemic, several countries deployed contact-tracing apps in order to contain or reduce the community spread of COVID-19. However, the success rate in terms of acceptance and use of these apps was reportedly low. Using information gathered from citizens across four European countries and the United States of America, this study explores the role of national culture in relation to the acceptance of these apps. Using partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM), an analysis was undertaken of 3595 records from a cross-country survey dataset that is in the public domain and can be obtained from the Centre for Open Science (Study 1). This analysis was followed by another survey comprising 910 respondents (Study 2). The research model was then validated by using a qua

SUBMITTER: Dzandu MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9325684 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature